The Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences was established in 2001. Its main objective is to organise innovative, interdisciplinary research and teaching primarily in the humanities and social sciences related to Chinese and Asian studies in the broad sense.
The Institute provides a robust platform for research on societies and cultures in China and in an inter-connected Asia, at The University of Hong Kong, and well networked with global academic partners. Key partners include Yale University, Harvard-Yenching Institute, Heidelberg University, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Needham Research Institute (Cambridge), Social Science Research Council (New York), National University of Singapore, Academia Sinica, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
The Institute offers two postgraduate programmes, the Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), in the humanities and social sciences, with a focus on medicine, science and technology in East Asia, inter-Asian hubs and mobilities, and religion and society in Asia. Our teaching experts include members from not only the Institute but also the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences. The University’s and the Institute’s Distinguished Visiting Professors in the Humanities and Social Sciences from overseas universities will also participate in our programmes. Students will be supervised by a member of the Institute’s academic staff or a qualified fellow engaged in research at the Institute.
Further Information & Enquiry:
Tel: 3917-5772
Fax: 2559-6143
Email: ihssrpg@hku.hk
Website: www.hkihss.hku.hk